Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1959)

One of Tab’s Fans Elvis and Liberty! / J / J READERS INC. •X rr continued Contest Winner You may think this a queer letter to write, but it was my daughter Barbara who won the trip to Hollywood in connertion with the John Gavin contest. She enjoyed it so much and was treated royally. Now, my problem is this — being the proud mother, I told all of our friends about the trip in great detail, but, so far, no mention has been made in Photoplay of the event. Everytime I see any of my old friends or neighbors, they always ask when the picture of Barbara is going to appear. Soon, I hope? Mrs. Helen E. Burns Denver. Colo. Right now, Mrs. Burns! — Ed. Heh, Heh, Heh ! ! ! Herein I make my bid For movies to get rid Of weird beasts on the screen, Monsters are what I mean. Those quite fantastic ghouls That rise from murky pools, Or, breathing fire on high. Go soaring through the sky With fang and scale and claw. There ought to be a law Against such hideous creatures With their repu! e features. Right now I’m telling you, man. I want to see a human ! Louise Darcy Biddeford, Maine I was reading in the article, “How to Sew-Up a Date with Tab Hunter.” It was the greatest, but I am a little too young to enter the contest. The reason I am writing is I would like a signed photograph of Tab. After he gets the right girl, I would like a signed photograph of both of them. Sharon Nail Indianapolis, Ind. Tab wants to know how old are you. His signed picture is in the mail. — Ed. The Movies: Perfect Gloom Chaser Thanks to old Tom Edison for a swell invention — the motion pictures! It's a great thing when people can turn their eyes to the screen and forget their troubles. What is the movies' appeal? I think, for a girl, it's that she can go to the movies Friday night and be a sultry temptress, Saturday night she can be a gracious lady, revered by all, and Sunday night she can be a poor waif in the north woods looking for her old pappy’s lost map to the secret underground hidden passage to the fertile and rich valley (also secret) which was closed up many years ago along with the little boy who used to dip her hair in the ink well. All kidding aside, it is the answer to our desire to see things and do things we'd never be able to experience without the aid of the screen and the transporting powers of our mind. Karei. Rast Grandview, Mo. Those Russell Girls Back in the days when father was young And rose to a toast as flings were Hung, Who was the beauty whose fame was sung? Lillian. Along came the movies, with color and sound. And up came a star who was gorgeously gowned. In Hollywood, Broadway, queen she was crowned. And who do you reckon this Venus was? Roz. Later, we went for a black-haired dish. Shipwrecked on an isle with her was our wish ; When figures were figured she was ultracotish. Can you guess the subject of this refrain? Jane. Julian I). Cohkincton Coral Gables, Fla. Contest winner Barbara Burns (center) and the John Gavins enjoy a get-together. In a recent issue I read that a school threatened to expel some girl students because they wore Elvis dog tags. This is stupid! 1 wear mine to srhool and though my teachers tease me, if anybody threatened to expel me, I’d transfer — and fast! I bet a lot of Photoplay readers feel the same. Bonnie Nelson Omaha, Neb. Do you? — Ed, Ode to Roz (Auntie Marne) Russell. A Housewife’s Notes Have room for a few random notes from a housewife? Hope so — here they are: It's surprising how children, my own included, know instinctively which stars are people worth knowing. Unfailingly, they seem to recognize — even underneath a role — those we'd be proud to have living next door to us. My two girls, ages eight and six. were discussing Ward Bond of TV’s “Wagon Train" the other day. The oldest asked, “Do you really want to marry Ward Bond?” The youngest stopped for a moment, thought, then answered. “Sure, he’s really nice — not at all mean like he wants people to believe. I'll bet I could get all the ice cream I wanted from him.” Bet she could, too! . . . I have nothing against Marilyn Monroe or Jayne Mansfield, but for the men in our house, Barbara Nichols can out-Monroe Marilyn and out-Mansfield Jayne. My husband, who usually groans about traipsing off to another movie, will even struggle into a tie for Barbara . . . Comments heard over the backyard fence on Monday while hanging up the wash: “Who is this Sandra Dee? She’s as cute as a button.” . . . “Diane Varsi is much too tense in her acting. The feeling comes over to the audience that it’s all acting.” . . . The grand dame of our coffee-klatch set had this comment, “Did you ever see as nice a boy as Tony Curtis?” We think Janet and he are just about perfect and our fingers are crossed that the Curtises stay in love in matrimonially wild and rough Hollywood. Third On The Aisle Benton Harbor, Mich. Address your letters to Readers Inc., Photoplay, 205 E. 42nd Street, New York 17, New York. We regret that we are unable to return or reply to any letters not published in this column. If you want to start a fan club or write to favorite stars, address them at their studios. — Ed.